Tag: Windows 8
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How To Migrate From Windows 7 To Windows 10
In this post, we’ll show you how to migrate from Windows 7 to Windows 10 without issues. Microsoft is scheduled to end the ever-reliable …
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Windows 7 hits end of life as Microsoft drops free support
The end of Windows 7 support is nigh as Microsoft Corp. will drop support for the operating system Tuesday for …
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Windows 7 hits its end of life with Microsoft dropping free support
The end of Windows 7 support is nigh with Microsoft to drop support for the operating system come Jan. 14 for consumers although business …
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“Virus”-Crippled Travelex Was Running Windows 8, RDP Connected to Internet
Three days after foreign exchange provider Travelex pulled its systems offline after discovering a “software virus” on New Year’s …
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SmokeLoader Malware Abusing MS Office Document and Compromise Windows 8 ,10 Users PC
A dangerous malicious campaign SmokeLoader Malware abusing MS office document that spreading via spam Email and targetting windows 8 and …
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Windows 8 broke Microsoft’s memory randomisation
A Carnegie-Mellon CERT researcher has discovered the Microsoft broke some use-cases for its Address Space Layout Randomisation (ASLR), …
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Key Windows 10 defense is ‘worthless’ and bug dates back to Windows 8
Microsoft has been telling users to upgrade to Windows 10 because of its superior in-built defenses against attacks, compared with Windows …
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Windows 8 onwards incorrectly implements ASLR security feature, but you can fix it
33 mins ago Since Vista, Windows has included a security feature known as ASLR. Address Space Layout Randomization uses a random memory …
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A simple file naming bug can crash Windows 8.1 and earlier
In a blast from the past, a Russian researcher has uncovered a simple bug in the NTFS file system that consistently crashed Windows Vista to 8.1 PCs. More security news Amazon’s app store puts millions of Android devices at risk This is how much your share price falls when you get hacked What are “national…
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Providing free custom support for Windows could have tackled WannaCry ransomware attack
Blaming Microsoft for not providing free custom support to its customers who were using old Windows software that may have slowed down “WannaCry” attack, a media report has said the tech giant charged a fortune for the custom support for older versions, including Windows XP that was discontinued in 2014. According to a report in…
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How to defend yourself against the WannaCrypt global ransomware attack
Friday’s ransomware outbreak is ongoing and while researchers work to stem the tide of infection, businesses, governments, and individuals can help the cause by making sure they have protected themselves. The attack is due to a kind of ransomware called Wanna Decryptor, also known as WannaCrypt, WanaCrypt0r and WannaCry. Read full story on ZDNet
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How to protect your computer against the ransomware attack
Friday’s ransomware outbreak, which used recently revealed weaknesses in Microsoft’s Windows operating system to spread further and faster than any before, has prompted the Redmond-based developer to break its own rules on software maintenance in an effort to keep users safe. The ransomware, also known as “WanaCryt0r”, “WeCry”, “WanaCrypt” or “WeCrypt0r”, used a vulnerability in…
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